Photographs


Another photo that seems to capture what India is always like - people everywhere at high densities. I often found myself wondering where they think they will put more people as there isnt a ...

Another photo that seems to capture what India is always like...

The rear side view of the Palace of Winds. This is the side you see as you enter. The front view is more recognized view. This also known as the Hawa Mahal. Built of red and pink sandstone,  ...

The rear side view of the Palace of Winds. This is the side...

Rainbow over the vineyard

Rainbow over the vineyard

Example of ornamentation at Albert Hall Museum

Example of ornamentation at Albert Hall Museum

Dragon detail at Castello Di Amorosa

Dragon detail at Castello Di Amorosa

Having survived the craziness of the New Delhi train station at 5am, nearly being scammed, figuring out the booking system, and boarding the train I was ready to relax. Wow what an experienc ...

Having survived the craziness of the New Delhi train station...

Josh doing his best Brenda Dickson's Welcome To My Home impression. If you spend a little time with him you will see he can get this cross between Brenda Dickson and Vanna White.

Josh doing his best Brenda Dickson's Welcome To My Home impression....

If I recall this moment, I had been looking out the window at the people sleeping in the mud, the outdoor pit toilets, and the general state of how people live. I started to tear up at one p ...

If I recall this moment, I had been looking out the window at...

Priesthood Is For Real Men

What is this crap?

I am amused by the fact they spent money on an advertising campaign!

Does This Sound Familiar?

I copy this directly from the pages of WikiPedia:

Reinforcing the relative decline in U.S. power and the dissatisfaction of Europe and Japan with the system was the continuing decline of the dollar—the foundation that had underpinned the post-1945 global trading system. The Vietnam War and the refusal of the administration of U.S. President Lyndon [...]

What Meetings Look Like at Work

This might be an old commercial, but since I don’t watch much TV, I am only seeing it now. It is from IBM and it is a perfect picture of my work day, especially of late.

Are You Relevant Yet?

The Vatican – the most antiquated and irrelevant institution left over from the middle ages! How you amuse! So the Palestinians have a right to return to Israel, do they? That is a wonderful sentiment! When will you return what you stole from Israel? When will you aid in the reclamation of Jewish lands stolen [...]

The War On Democracy

I listen to a podcast called The War on Democracy and today they were talking about this movie on Google Video. You simple must see it. Now that the election cycle is drawing near, expect more “WAKE THE FUCK UP AMERICA!” type posts.

A quote from the man who made it:

“The film tells a [...]

Terrorism Isn’t Our Biggest Threat

Our own good old American ineptitude is! All you have to do is look at how our infrastructure is crumbling around us:

Huge steam pipe bursts in Manhattan ConEd has constant power distribution issues Water pipes are over taxed Bridges are falling down

But meanwhile billions to improve some other nation we should have left [...]

Reason #378 Why Jews Stop Being Jews

From YNet this morning, an uplifting and thoughtful decision on gender roles:

…prominent Zionist-religious leader explained that women are allowed to study specific verses from the Gemara, which deal with “subjects related to them,” but they “shouldn’t study Gemara like men.”

What is there to say about this? I do indeed believe in family roles, [...]

Christianity a Scam? No You Don’t Say!

Welly, welly, welly, it would appear that the centerpiece of one the worlds great faiths is a fraud. Are we shocked? No. What, pray tell, might force the doctrine of infallibility and the fundamentalist evangelical movement into a seizure?

The discovery of Jesus’ tomb, complete with bones of his family. Yes, Jesus was a man [...]

Oscars – Who F’ing Cares

I must be the only person who couldn’t give a rat’s ass about the Oscars. Self aggrandizing over paid emotionally imbalanced freaks parading around in clothing & diamonds that would feed Nigeria for a year fawning over crappy statuettes – not even statues – obsequiously thanking every slug they ever met.

No thanks.

Yes, We Are Not All Stupid!

We win. America Wins. The World Wins. Thank G-d we finally showed the world we are not all idiots. Democrats are on the way back.

Now!!!! No blow jobs, keep the curruption down, and fight for America. The America we all want, open, free, equitable, Christian right wing bullshit free, and a better world citizen.

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UPDATE: Please Vote For the Status Quo

Did you hear about this one? Where a college student created a boarding pass generator that could be used to create a boarding pass whereby you could gain entry to the secure area of the terminal. Perfect! You might be thinking, wow , that is a smart kid! Oh, if only there were new news:

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Can He Please Just Shut Up?

“Gay American“, Liar, Cheat, Dirt bag, Slithering Snake, Politician, former governor. These are all titles that fit completely moral bankrupt Jim McGreevey. He has been all over the news lately with his new book and the news of NJ continuing on its mach as one of the most socially progressive states in this backward nation.

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We Needed One Then. We Need One Now

I walk past a poster version of the above ad for the WTC Memorial in Port Authority everyday. I rankles me only slightly more than the poster about seeing something, saying something, or the fake paper twin towers, or the marine flag waiving over the exit, or the marker sketch of, I think, Jesus [...]

What Are You Idiots Teaching Your Kids?

I came across and read a post about 2 kids locked in a court battle over the lost iPod.

Making the rounds in the media this week is the news of two almost-highschool-freshmen girls, both 14-years old, involved in a nasty court battle against each other over… an iPod nano. Or, to be more accurate, [...]